Question: PS09.01 Cabinet – 9 March 2021 Re: Agenda item 9 – Temple Quarter Development Update Statement submitted by: David Redgewell We are very pleased with the progress being made on the Regeneration of Bristol Temple meads station and Temple quarter master plan. It is very important that Bristol Temple meads station is seen as a key gateway to south west of England for Railway passengers. We are pleased to see support from the metro mayor Tim Bowles and WECA mayoral combined authority, western Gateway Transport Board ,Network Rail western routes and First group PLC GWR SWR, Cross country trains, stagecoach all support this regional Transport hub . We welcome the work to station train shed roof and Eastern entrance. With regards to buses it’s important to have a clear design of covered wind and watertight walkways between the passengers shed and new passengers’ facilities in the Midlands Train shed to the Friary bus and coach interchange with lifts and escalators and disabled access with luggage facilities. The booking hall needs refurbishment and a more modern tickets office with disabled friendly windows and a modern travel centre, bus rail ferry and rapid transit system information screens and seating and waiting facilities. We wish to see more shops within the station – chemists, supermarkets, bars and restaurants, buffets, cafes as well as left luggage facilities, British transport police station and extra platforms and capacity for metro west new service to pill and Portishead, Ashley down Filton Abbey Filton North Henbury and future option for the line to Avonmouth, Metro west railway services, extra train service to St Anne's park, Keynsham, Saltford, Bath spa, Freshford, Avoncliffe, Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge Westbury, Warminster and Frome. New service to from Bristol Temple Meads Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road, Ashley Down, Filton Abbey Wood, Bristol Parkway Station, Yate, Charfield, Cam and Dursey Stonehouse, Bristol road Gloucester Central and Cheltenham Spa. Metro West routes. There needs to be a bus interchange on Temple Gate with covered facilities for passengers travelling onward by bus to south Bristol ,Knowle, Hengrove and Whitchurch and also Arnos Vale, Brislington and Broomhill. Somerset bus service. Bus service 178 Brislington ,Keynsham, Timsbury, Farmborough, Paulton Midsomer Norton and Radstock. 376 Bristol Temple Meads, Knowle, Hengrove, Whitchurch, Pensford Farrington Gurney, Chewton Mendip Wells bus station Glastonbury and Street. 349 Arnos Vale Brislington Keynsham Park Estate. From the Friary we need buses to Bristol Airport - City Centre via Old Market and Cabot Circus and on to Clifton Down. To the City Centre and the hospital complex at the BRI Cancer Centre children hospital Dental hospital and eye hospital. As well as Bus service we also have a ferry services to the City Centre, Bristol Harbour and Hotwells and to the Netham. A proposed terminal for the falcon coach services to Bristol Airport, Churchill, East Brent Bridgewater, Taunton, Wellington, Exeter Newton Abbot and Plymouth coach station. Operated by Stagecoach South West. And a light rail station for future light rail links to East Bristol via Lawrence Hill. Brislington via the North Somerset Railway, Callington Road to Hengrove Whitchurch, Hartcliffe, Withywood, Parsons Street, Bedminster and the City Centre and Bristol Temple Meads. A route to Brislington, Keynsham Salford Newbridge, Weston Bath Spa, transport interchange and Batheaston and Bathford. And a link via Redcliffe, Cumberland Road, South Bristol link Yardley and Bristol Airport. Needs to be designed in the station and preserve the historic building as a Grade 1 *listed building as a modern station. The quality of the waiting rooms and Restaurant and Buffet all need upgrading similar to the renovation the works by Network Rail at Sheffield Midlands Station We need a bus interchange at the Eastern entrance with bus service to East Bristol , St George, Kingswood, Warmley, oidland common, Bitton, St George, Kingswood, Hanham, Longwell Green, Cadbury Heath. We also need buses to St Anne's and Brislington. Bus lane along Feeder Road and Cattle Market Road. also, a shuttle bus to the rest of the University campus in Clifton We welcome the proposed conference centre on Temple Island, University flats and housing. We need affordable and social housing within the Temple Quarter area. There is also a need for car parking for staff and passengers at the southern entrance. Railway staff work 24/7 including the station night shift and Network Rail western routes and the British Transport Police. Aslef RMT Unite and Tssa require car parking. Welcome disabled parking on the station forecourt and public realm. The Taxis interchange needs covered waiting shelters and canopies and electrical charging points . The master plan and design of the station complex are supported with good quality public realm and architecture of the new station new footbridge to the platform 15 will need a design for disability passengers the whole station complex requires a diversity impact assessment Dia because of the different levels of subways platform and lifts . The integration with the harbour university campus housing and waterfront housing including affordable housing and rented housing. In St Phillips Marsh it very important to protect the St Phillips Marsh Railway Maintenance depot Network rail western routes land for First group Great western railway Depot. It is very important with WECA mayoral combined authority western gateway Transport board. North Somerset council. Western Gateway partnership Network Rail western routes. south west Transport board that we push the Department for Transport and Government to fund with Homes England the Temple Meads master plan as a top regional priority. And is raised as a Regional priority at the western gateway transport board business and stakeholders meeting on 10th March 2021 by WECA mayoral transport authority and Bristol city council..